Cutting The Cord

[Crowbob]

Here's what you do, Rick. I haven't tried it yet but it may be worth a shot:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiB3Mq8lZ7KAhWJ5CYKHcs6AdIQqQIIMzAH&url=http://lifehacker.com/these-secret-netflix-codes-can-reveal-tons-of-hidden-ca-1752004157&usg=AFQjCNEy89YIj7sUBkZFOKbfqmc9E38WQA

[biosurfer1]

CNN streams free so that shouldn't be a problem. Just do a search for "cnn live feed" and there are lots of websites and most don't have ad's/pop ups.

[biosurfer1]

double post

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by PorscheGAL

Each streaming device will get you some different channels. I have Roku but now Amazon has the fire stick. There is also appletv. I would check each of those and see if they have the stations you want.

Since I have Roku I can tell you Roku has a Fox station but it only plays clips from previous days. It does live audio of the broadcasts but not video.

For on demand you could do Amazon and pay for just the things you watch if Netflix isn't your thing.

If you are an Amazon prime member there is TONS of free content, plus you can buy other movies to watch. Nice thing about the fire tv or fire stick is you can download apps for things like netflix, hulu, etc.


With TVMC/kodi, you can get just about anything, and there are some live streams. Its in a legal gray area though....

[kach22i]

March 11, 2014, 10:30 am
Pay TV’s mission is to kill free broadcast TV
By Fred Campbell
Pay TV

In short, Pay TV’s fixation on retransmission rights isn’t about programming prices — it’s about eliminating the Free TV model and increasing advertising revenues for Pay TV distributors. This explains the cognitive dissonance of some free market advocates who, while clamoring for repeal of retransmission consent and other provisions that are essential to the Free TV model, are not advocating for repeal of provisions mandating that TV stations broadcast their signals for free. It’s a nifty way of killing Free TV without expressly acknowledging it.

Irrespective of the Free TV model’s merits, a policy change of this magnitude should be debated transparently and comprehensively, not rushed through STELA wearing a false “market failure” masque. If Congress intends to eliminate Free TV, it should at least recognize the legitimate consumer and investment-backed expectations created by the current statutory framework and consider appropriate transition mechanisms. The Communications Act update would provide an appropriate legislative vehicle for that consideration. STELA reauthorization does not.

Forces are at work to eliminate our free antenna TV.

Cable and Satellite are going extinct despite their attempts to kill off some of the competition.

Internet based services will replace Cable and Satellite in a few years, they are both corrupt in their own way.

FRED CAMPBELL 26 Mar 2014
CUT THE CORD: Cable Lobby Rakes in Millions in Gov't Subsidies, Now Back for More
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2014/03/26/cut-the-cord-cable-lobby-rakes-in-millions-in-govt-subsidies-now-back-for-more/

Cable and satellite TV distributors (Pay-TV) have secretly declared war on local TV stations who broadcast television programming for free over the air (Free-TV). Pay-TV has chosen a free market flag as its standard and marched into battles over the obscure regulatory territories of “retransmission consent,” “broadcast exclusivity agreements,” “basic tier,” and “joint sales agreements.”

Latest news I heard is that are still up to no good.

[Otter74]

The best way to cut the cord is to read a book (or whatever) instead of watching TV!

[Brando]

The wife and I never subscribed to a cable or satellite TV package. Instead we have use our laptops or roku. I just swapped our roku in the living room with a Matricom G-Box that has Kodi. A good amount of setup and configuration time, but well worth it.

We can subscribe to shows and movies and everything streams. Granted, there are not always sources for things, we are able to catch shows a day or so after they air.

[biosurfer1]

Originally Posted by Brando

The wife and I never subscribed to a cable or satellite TV package. Instead we have use our laptops or roku. I just swapped our roku in the living room with a Matricom G-Box that has Kodi. A good amount of setup and configuration time, but well worth it.

We can subscribe to shows and movies and everything streams. Granted, there are not always sources for things, we are able to catch shows a day or so after they air.

I had a g-box too until I built a dedicated media server and moved the g-box into the garage. Great little device.

I find that I can usually find tv shows several hours before the air here since most of the east coast people post them within minutes of it showing live.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Now you just need to dump Comcast entirely! C'mon man, liberate yourself from those goons!

i just dumped my ADSL service - I'm now running entirely off of my personal hotspot on the phone provided courtesy of work. It's not quite as fast (about a 2MBps download rate) but so what? It works fine even for HD streaming.

I now pay exactly $7 a month (Netflix) plus whatever I buy on demand through AppleTV (or I can use the GF's Amazon Prime account too). Now the only expense I pay for in this house utility-wise is electricity and I'm thinking about getting solar PVs installed this year which will greatly help with that and could get me effectively "off grid" entirely or at least to "$0 net utility costs". I have no cable TV or landline, have (excellent) well water going through my own treatment system (cost me about $1k for the components and a few weekends to design & install), septic for wastewater. The heat is entirely bio / renewable now (wood pellet stove & a wood boiler in the basement w/ the original oil-fired boiler as an emergency backup if ever needed, electric space heat for cold spots as needed (no "pay-for" gas service or oil delivery, yay!)

It's quite nice not having to pay bills and only buying what I actually need, my way, when I need it, from whomever I want! I can't for the life of me understand how people throw away hundreds of dollars of perfectly good money on things like telecommunications bills and pay television!

[vash]

just cut the cord. (for now)

i'm not hooking up TV cable until i move to my permanent home. i did get internet service just to make house searching easier.

i'm weaning myself off of TV.

[OffCamber00]

we disconnected DirecTV last weekend.

[87maniac]

I cut the cord.
A friend told me about 'Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick' for
accessing movies, tv shows AT NO COST!!! (My Comcast was $160/mo).

Amazon Fire Stick $40, loaded KODI and movie stream apps,
Now I have all the Movies, TV for FREE.
Better selection than Comcast for movies!
HOW TO install Kodi and Movie stream apps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bft9eChYfls
Install Exodus Addon Kodi - Best for Kodi

I use an antenna for local HD channels, network shows and news.

You can also buy Pre-loaded Amazon Fire Sticks on Craigslist
search 'jailbreak Fire Sticks' just plug and play.

MORE INFO:
An unlocked Amazon Fire TV Stick has almost every movie and TV show ever made available. No need for downloading and/or watching ads - everything is streamed and ad-free. You can find and watch almost any movie or TV show minutes after it is aired by its network. 3D movies and HD also available.

These add-ons are open-sourced and created by third party developers, who work on these as their hobbies. Some are constantly being worked on and some are not. So you may encounter intermittent in their functionality. In addition, this streaming device depends greatly on the availability of the video sources. So I am not responsible for any changes to add-on functionality or video sources. All content is streamed to your TV (nothing you watch is downloaded).
Device features a dual core processor which allows for fast and smooth content streaming and playback.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by 87maniac

I cut the cord.
A friend told me about 'Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick' for
accessing movies, tv shows AT NO COST!!! (My Comcast was $160/mo).

Amazon Fire Stick $40, loaded KODI and movie stream apps,
Now I have all the Movies, TV for FREE.
Better selection than Comcast for movies!
HOW TO install Kodi and Movie stream apps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bft9eChYfls
Install Exodus Addon Kodi - Best for Kodi

I use an antenna for local HD channels, network shows and news.

You can also buy Pre-loaded Amazon Fire Sticks on Craigslist
search 'jailbreak Fire Sticks' just plug and play.

MORE INFO:
An unlocked Amazon Fire TV Stick has almost every movie and TV show ever made available. No need for downloading and/or watching ads - everything is streamed and ad-free. You can find and watch almost any movie or TV show minutes after it is aired by its network. 3D movies and HD also available.

These add-ons are open-sourced and created by third party developers, who work on these as their hobbies. Some are constantly being worked on and some are not. So you may encounter intermittent in their functionality. In addition, this streaming device depends greatly on the availability of the video sources. So I am not responsible for any changes to add-on functionality or video sources. All content is streamed to your TV (nothing you watch is downloaded).
Device features a dual core processor which allows for fast and smooth content streaming and playback.

The streams are almost always violating copyright.

If a stream has movies that are currently in the PPV or rental cycle then copyright violation is a given.

[Lapkritis]

Originally Posted by 87maniac

I cut the cord.
A friend told me about 'Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick' for
accessing movies, tv shows AT NO COST!!! (My Comcast was $160/mo).

Amazon Fire Stick $40, loaded KODI and movie stream apps,
Now I have all the Movies, TV for FREE.
Better selection than Comcast for movies!
HOW TO install Kodi and Movie stream apps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bft9eChYfls
Install Exodus Addon Kodi - Best for Kodi

I use an antenna for local HD channels, network shows and news.

You can also buy Pre-loaded Amazon Fire Sticks on Craigslist
search 'jailbreak Fire Sticks' just plug and play.

MORE INFO:
An unlocked Amazon Fire TV Stick has almost every movie and TV show ever made available. No need for downloading and/or watching ads - everything is streamed and ad-free. You can find and watch almost any movie or TV show minutes after it is aired by its network. 3D movies and HD also available.

These add-ons are open-sourced and created by third party developers, who work on these as their hobbies. Some are constantly being worked on and some are not. So you may encounter intermittent in their functionality. In addition, this streaming device depends greatly on the availability of the video sources. So I am not responsible for any changes to add-on functionality or video sources. All content is streamed to your TV (nothing you watch is downloaded).
Device features a dual core processor which allows for fast and smooth content streaming and playback.

Sellers can literally do jail time on these...I personally would avoid it as digital fingerprints seem to last forever. I like free but not when it's a jailbreak... look back at Metallica going after Napster members. There is a precedent of artists going on the offensive and the content owners will wise up to the leakage unless they're Kanye West.

We have a Roku stick in our home gym and it's plenty. Espn was a nice surprise on the service. Supports our Netflix and Amazon accounts... buy it once and no subscription. Plugs in the hdmi and USB for power.

Living room is setting up with an xbone and parlor with the retired 360. I'm waiting for the right deal on a curved 3D Samsung smart TV before deciding if we want to let cable go even if just for a little while. The integration with kinect for voice/gesture control and live tv is perhaps enough to convince me to keep it.